Algeria vs North America: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) over time
- Algeria
- North America
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 4.3% against 2.6% in North America, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Algeria's figure about 1.6 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1966 it was North America ahead.
Algeria ranks 32nd and North America ranks 29th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and North America in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 8.8% | 7.3% | North America |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 5.2% | 3.6% | North America |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | North America |
| 1990s | 1.5% | 2.5% | 1.0% | North America |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.9% | North America |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | North America |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ores and metals imports, Algeria or North America?
- Algeria, at 4.3% against 2.6% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in ores and metals imports between Algeria and North America?
- 1.7%, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and North America?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Algeria and North America rank globally for ores and metals imports?
- Algeria ranks 32nd and North America ranks 29th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.